Lead Project Controller

Location:

North Bay / Sudbury, ON

Reports To:

Project Delivery Manager
Posted:  August 6, 2026
Salary Range:  $118,000 to $140,000

Incentive Opportunity

In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible to participate in Cementation's discretionary corporate bonus program.

Who We Are
Cementation is a leading underground mine contracting and engineering company-we design and build mines, safely. Our team specializes in delivering design-build solutions for technically complex projects, with a strong track record in world-class shaft sinking and mine development.

Collaboration is at the core of everything we do. We foster a culture where respect is foundational, innovation is encouraged, and safety is never compromised.

At Cementation, we value experience and are inspired by potential.

About this Position
Reporting to the Project Delivery Manager, the Lead Project Controller is responsible for ensuring accurate reporting and approval of accruals, forecasts and project status as well as early intervention and notification of variances to project baseline schedule and spend while ensuring the integration of project control measures including cost control, scheduling, progressing and change management.

The Lead Project Controller leads a team of Project Controllers at site and in office by standardizing and implementing the processes and tools to be used by onsite and office based project controllers and builds on those systems to ensure sustainability in project controls.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Health & Safety

Work in compliance with all Health and Safety rules and regulations for

Be aware of any health and safety hazards or infractions and report same to Health and Safety Department.

Be a champion for safety, instilling safety into behavior, but equally importantly in the designs produced.

General Duties and Responsibilities

Develop Project Controls processes and standards, and support implementation across all projects in Canada.

Working collaboratively with operations management to prepare, define and compile the controls baselines including the development of project schedules, budgets and track progress against these baselines.

Provide operations management with accurate and up-to-date cost information to facilitate sound project decision making.

Assist in the review and analysis of the project schedule and cost reports and suggest corrective actions to maintain the project within anticipated cost and

Ensure forecasts are prepared and integrated according to Client and Cementation

Monitor planning and project/progress achievements of milestones and using the project schedule generate data and curves for each cost profile.

Assist area managers and site project controllers in the submission of change management documentation, monitor and track progress.

Ensure project coding is communicated to accounting, purchasing, and operations

Monitor timesheet entries to ensure work is distributed to the correct project and sub
- Monitor purchase orders to ensure purchases are distributed to the correct project codes and sub-codes and advise management of any discrepancies, changes or out of scope

Analyze performance data, identify trends, works with operations teams to prepare mitigation

Prepare and finalize the close-out reports, including maintaining historical costs and production information with the assistance of the project

Provide support in proposal and estimating efforts to ensure continuity between project estimates and project baseline.

Assist the project team in converting project bids to setting up the complete, accurate project baseline in JDE and Primavera P6.

Prepare and issue regular progress and status reports, as per Client requirements, or as per Cementation standards.

Other duties as assigned

Travel Requirements

This position has the requirement for occasional travel to our project sites and

Travel period may range from one day to several

Supervisory Responsibilities

Lead Project Controls teams.

Education and Experience

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree or equivalent, Bachelor of Commerce, or Certified Engineering Technologist Diploma.

Project Management Professional (PMP) or a Certified Cost Professional (CCP) designation, or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience.

Minimum of 10 years of direct project controls experience in a mining or heavy construction

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

Excellent communication and organizational

Proven ability to build strong working

Efficient multitasking

Able to effectively prioritize workload to ensure deadlines are

Ability to produce read and manipulate schedules and scheduling  curves/reports.

Applied knowledge of cost engineering/cost control, project control principles and earned value principles.

Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 and Hard Dollar, or other Estimating

Proficient with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Outlook

Candidacy
Please note that to be considered, you must be a Canadian citizen or have written…